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(et, eɪt)

Ate is the past tense of eat.

ate in British English

(ɛt, eɪt)

verb

the past tense of eat

Ate in British English

(ˈeɪtɪ, ˈɑːtɪ)

noun

Greek mythology

a goddess who makes people blind so that they will blunder into guilty acts

Word origin

C16: via Latin from Greek atē a rash impulse

-ate in British English 1

suffix

1. (forming adjectives)

possessing; having the appearance or characteristics of

fortunate

palmate

Latinate

2. (forming nouns)

a chemical compound, esp a salt or ester of an acid

carbonate

stearate

3. (forming nouns)

the product of a process

condensate

forming verbs from nouns and adjectives

hyphenate

rusticate

Word origin

from Latin -ātus, past participial ending of verbs ending in -āre

-ate in British English 2

suffix forming nouns

denoting office, rank, or a group having a certain function

episcopate

electorate

Word origin

from Latin -ātus, suffix (fourth declension) of collective nouns

Ate in American English

(ˈeɪti)

noun

Greek Mythology

the goddess personifying criminal folly or reckless ambition in human beings, which brings on punishment by Nemesis

Word origin

Gr Atē

ate in American English

(eɪt; dial. ɛt; British ɛt; also eɪt)

verb transitive, verb intransitive

pt. of

eat

-ate in American English 1

(eɪt; for 2 & 3 ɪt; eɪt)

1. forming verbs

to become

evaporate, maturate

to cause to become

invalidate, rejuvenate

to form or produce

ulcerate

to provide or treat with

vaccinate

to put in the form of, or form by means of

delineate, triangulate

to arrange for

orchestrate

to combine, infuse, or treat with

oxygenate

2. forming adjectives

of or characteristic of

collegiate, roseate

having or filled with

foliolate, passionate

c. Biology

having or characterized by

caudate

forming adjectives roughly equivalent to corresponding past participles ending in -ed

animate (animated), determinate (determined)

-ate in American English 2

(eɪt; ɪt)

an office, function, agent, official, or group of officials

episcopate, potentate, directorate

the land, territory, or dominion of (a person or office)

priorate, sultanate

a person or thing that is the object of (an action)

legate, mandate

4. Chemistry

salt made from any of certain acids with names ending in -ic: its metal or nonmetal is in its highest oxidation state

ammonium nitrate

a result of some process

distillate

Examples of 'ate' in a sentence
ate

She ate at the appointed cafés at the appointed hours, she walked the routes, rang the numbers, spoke the words.They all ate the lamb, even the servants in the dimly lit kitchen.Last night Aída had grilled them over the fire in the hut, and the guerrillas ate most of them.

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Chinese translation of 'ate'

ate

(eɪt)

pt

of eat

eat

(iːt)

Word forms:pt ate

Word forms:pp eaten (ˈiːtn)

vt

[food, breakfast, lunch, etc] 吃 (chī)

vi

(= consume food) 吃 (chī)
(= have a meal) 吃饭(飯) (chīfàn)

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ate

at/to my house
at/to/from a depth of 3 metres
(at/until) the last minute
ate
atheist
Athens
athlete

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eat away
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单词	ate
释义	Trends of ate View usage for: ate (et, eɪt) Ate is the past tense of eat. ate in British English (ɛt, eɪt) verb the past tense of eat Ate in British English (ˈeɪtɪ, ˈɑːtɪ) noun Greek mythology a goddess who makes people blind so that they will blunder into guilty acts Word origin C16: via Latin from Greek atē a rash impulse -ate in British English 1 suffix 1. (forming adjectives) possessing; having the appearance or characteristics of fortunate palmate Latinate 2. (forming nouns) a chemical compound, esp a salt or ester of an acid carbonate stearate 3. (forming nouns) the product of a process condensate 4. forming verbs from nouns and adjectives hyphenate rusticate Word origin from Latin -ātus, past participial ending of verbs ending in -āre -ate in British English 2 suffix forming nouns denoting office, rank, or a group having a certain function episcopate electorate Word origin from Latin -ātus, suffix (fourth declension) of collective nouns Ate in American English (ˈeɪti) noun Greek Mythology the goddess personifying criminal folly or reckless ambition in human beings, which brings on punishment by Nemesis Word origin Gr Atē ate in American English (eɪt; dial. ɛt; British ɛt; also eɪt) verb transitive, verb intransitive pt. of eat -ate in American English 1 (eɪt; for 2 & 3 ɪt; eɪt) 1. forming verbs a. to become evaporate, maturate b. to cause to become invalidate, rejuvenate c. to form or produce ulcerate d. to provide or treat with vaccinate e. to put in the form of, or form by means of delineate, triangulate f. to arrange for orchestrate g. to combine, infuse, or treat with oxygenate 2. forming adjectives a. of or characteristic of collegiate, roseate b. having or filled with foliolate, passionate c. Biology having or characterized by caudate 3. forming adjectives roughly equivalent to corresponding past participles ending in -ed animate (animated), determinate (determined) -ate in American English 2 (eɪt; ɪt) 1. an office, function, agent, official, or group of officials episcopate, potentate, directorate 2. the land, territory, or dominion of (a person or office) priorate, sultanate 3. a person or thing that is the object of (an action) legate, mandate 4. Chemistry a. salt made from any of certain acids with names ending in -ic: its metal or nonmetal is in its highest oxidation state ammonium nitrate b. a result of some process distillate Examples of 'ate' in a sentence ate She ate at the appointed cafés at the appointed hours, she walked the routes, rang the numbers, spoke the words. Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2002) They all ate the lamb, even the servants in the dimly lit kitchen. Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002) Last night Aída had grilled them over the fire in the hut, and the guerrillas ate most of them. James Grippando A KING'S RANSOM (2002) All related terms of 'ate' eat When you eat something, you put it into your mouth, chew it, and swallow it. eat up When you eat up your food, you eat all of it. eat away If one thing eats away another or eats away at another, it gradually destroys or uses it up. eat into If something eats into your time or your resources , it uses them, when they should be used for other things. eat out to eat away from home, esp in a restaurant Chinese translation of 'ate' ate (eɪt) pt of eat eat (iːt) Word forms:pt ate Word forms:pp eaten (ˈiːtn) vt [food, breakfast, lunch, etc] 吃 (chī) vi (= consume food) 吃 (chī) (= have a meal) 吃饭(飯) (chīfàn) Nearby words of ate at/to my house at/to/from a depth of 3 metres (at/until) the last minute ate atheist Athens athlete Related terms of ate eat eat up eat out eat away eat into All related terms of 'ate' eat ( food, breakfast, lunch, etc ) 吃 chī eat up ( food ) 把 ... 吃光 bǎ ... chīguāng eat out 下馆(館)子吃饭(飯) xià guǎnzi chīfàn eat away eat away at : sea, rust ) 侵蚀(蝕) qīnshí eat into ( time, savings, resources ) 吞噬 tūnshì I ate it all, I ate all of it 我把它全都吃了 wǒ bǎ tā quán dōu chī le
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